It’s a comeback that fans have spent years praying for: the return of Pulp. Thirty years after Jarvis Cocker sang “Let’s all meet up in the year 2000,” the beloved Britpop band are finally back. Even after their wildly successful reunion tours in 2011 and 2022, nobody dared to hope …
Read More »Pulp Return With First Album in 24 Years, 'More'
Brit pop band Pulp have announced their first album in 24 years, More. While the Jarvis Cocker-led group has been intermittently active over the past quarter-century, includinga magical reunion tour in 2024,they hadn’t released an album since 2001’sWe Love Life. That will change on June 6 with the arrival of …
Read More »So Long, Marianne Faithfull: The Woman Who Refused to Go Quietly
Here’s a toast to Marianne Faithfull, a true rock & roll legend. Nobody was ever better at being an old rock star, except maybe Leonard Cohen. Yet the difference is that Cohen didn’t release his debut album until he was 33 — he was never young in public. Faithfull was …
Read More »Where to Get Tickets to Pulp's First North American Tour in Over a Decade
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. It’s a good time to be a Britpop fan. Tickets for Oasis’ reunion gigs, slated for 2025, have been selling quickly. Blur released an album last year, and …
Read More »Primavera Sound Barcelona 2024: 7 Best Things We Saw
Primavera Sound Barcelona has long been renowned for brilliant lineups in an idyllic setting, the setting flanked by the Mediterranean Sea with the Spanish city as its backdrop. This year’s iteration was no exception, drawing an estimated 193,000 people from around the world to witness an eclectic mix of artists …
Read More »'The Songs Came Back to Life': Pulp Announce First North American Tour in a Decade
Pulp are finally returning to North America this fall, marking the Sheffield band’s first tour on the continent in over a decade. The brief trek will kick off at Chicago’s Aragon Ballroom on Sept. 8, followed by stops in Toronto, Brooklyn, and San Francisco. The shows will wrap in Los …
Read More »Wes Anderson's 'Asteroid City' Has Sharply Divided Cannes
Imagine you’re a filmmaker, and you’ve assembled a dream cast of A-list stars, crack character actors, and your usual stock company of famous faces. Your production-design team has gifted you with a set that’s evocative of a 1950s Southwestern desert landscape, complete with Monument Valley vistas and Route 66 iconography. …
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